Vidit Agarwal

The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

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Founded 6+ years ago by Vidit Agarwal, The High Flyers Podcast (THF) is a global top ranked show exploring the personal and professional journeys behind the most relatable role models shaping our world. Enjoy 250+ in-depth (and often rare) conversations with the world’s most influential and relatable role models in business, tech, finance, government and sport -- going beyond the headlines to explore their life and work including their formative years, inflection points, industry insights, and how they think, lead and build. Episodes are listened to by CEOs, C-Suite Executives, Investors, Foun...

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#115 The hungry not the proven, LIVE at the Sunrise festival ft. Niki Scevak, Blackbird VC & Vince Allen, SunDrive 08.01.2023 42:07

In this special (live) episode #115 w Niki Scevak and Vince Allen , learn about: Source of Niki’s ambition Vince’s first meeting with Niki Dynamic of a university student as Vince was (Phd I might add) and Niki being more experienced in his career How they’ve helped each other in unexpected ways given the founder/investor relationship is built on a commercial agreement but is very personal Niki an...

#114 Marcus Thompson: Rising up to Major General in the Australian Army, Suprises about deployment in Afghanistan & Iraq + setting up the Information Warfare division 13.12.2022 1:03:14

Last week, we learnt this show ranked in the top 10% most shared podcasts by Spotify globally for 2022, all thanks to you! In this final episode of the year, #114 w Marcus Thompson , learn about: sunrise in Timboom, Country VIC Mum’s influence to have self confidence and belief - “you must be proud of yourself” How army interest began? Wanted to be an engineer At its very core, the army is a trai...

#113 Daniel Petre: Insecurities, reporting to Bill Gates, founding Airtree VC, realities of philantrophy 08.12.2022 1:04:40

In this episode #113 w Daniel Petre , learn about: sunrise in Sydney and immigrant parents from Romania being sent to Australia after World war 2 reflections on childhood not being the happiest and looking for a sense of belonging success at age 18: be a fighter pilot in the Air Force, don’t make it from last 35 applicants psychology being a path Daniel would explore if he was 18 again Joining Mi...

Investment memo: "Smileyscope", VR & AR therapeutics focused on managing pain and anxiety for kids and adults 22.11.2022 32:11

Today, we're joined by with Dr Evelyn Chan , the co-founder and CEO of Smileyscope , a leading technology company bringing virtual and augmented reality therapeutics focused on managing pain and anxiety for kids and adults, in Australia, the US and beyond. Explore your curiosity about: Evelyn’s story from working in her dad’s pharmacy growing up Her time within paediatrics at leading hospitals How...

Laura Henshaw: Parents seperation early, importance of financial independence, building the multi-faceted KIC business, social media following & more! 15.11.2022 59:56

In this episode #111 w Laura Henshaw , learn about: sunrise in Melbourne, Australia w 2 younger sisters and the effects of seeing her parents seperate when she was 11 the guiding light her mum has been from the early days importance of female financial independence especially post birth Chips on shoulder and comparison being the thief of joy creating the Keep it cleaner business affectionately c...

Will Richardson: Mixed race family, making career & life changes, real founding story of Giant Leap & abundance mindset! 02.11.2022 1:01:43

In this episode #110 w Will Richardson , learn about: sunrise in Melbourne, Australia with an asian mum and white Australian dad what it means to be of mixed race what is private equity given his 7 year stint + what made him step away in 2013 importance of asking yourself “what makes you come alive” to make life and career decisions transition to venture capital and impact investing real founding...

Terence Jeyaretnam: Sri Lanka civil war & refugee status, building one of the first B corps in Australia & acquisition by EY; solving climate change, diversity & inclusion 24.10.2022 59:57

In this episode #109 w Terence Jeyaretnam , learn about: sunrise in Sri Lanka with dad, a veterinary doctor and mum a teacher memories of seeing Sri Lanka goes through a brutal civil war which resulted in his family moving to Perth, Australia on refugee status studying in the first cohort of an environmental engineering degree at University inside the founding story of Net Balance in 2005 growing...

#108 Rowan Simpson (Rare Public Interview): NZ lifestyle, high flyer teachers, scaling success stories in Trade Me + Xero from early days, investing, ambition & more 12.10.2022 59:32

In this episode #108 w Rowan Simpson , learn about: sunrise in NZ with fond memories of his high school teachers, the real high flyers in society deep love for sport and being the first in his extended family to attend university. value of ambition in the New Zealand context nd love rowan’s framing of working towards being the “biggest small country in the world" Life changing experiences in early...

Stew Glynn: Early years in Zimbabwe, Big transition from corporate to family office + meeting Steve Baxter, inside how Ten13 invests in emerging markets of Africa + Columbia 09.10.2022 1:01:47

In this episode #107 w Stew Glynn , learn about: Sunrise in Harare, Zimbabwe with political and economic instability Fun Fact: the peak inflation in Zimbabwe in 2008 was at 230 million percent, incredible! Influences of seeing his entrepreneurial dad run various businesses what led to him attending university in Australia Introduction into the tech world first at GE and then KPMG Reflections on t...

Investment memo: "COVIU", the all-in-one virtual care engagement platform for better care + creating the video caption function for YouTube! 03.10.2022 44:58

Today, we're joined by with Silvia Pfeiffer, the co-founder and CEO of COVIU, the all in one virtual care engagement platform for better healthcare. Learn about Silvia’s fascinating journey to date, from Germany to moving to Australia at the turn of the century, studying a PHD in computer science, how she was involved in bringing video technology to the web through her first startup Vequence and...

#105 Simon Cant: Balancing creative and academic side, Co-founding Reinventure at age 45 and why it's never too late to start + being early investors in Coinbase & Immutable! 28.09.2022 1:04:52

In this episode #105 w Simon Cant , learn about: Sunrise in Sydney when it didn’t have the big city nature it does today Influences of Mum (sociology lecturer) and dad (Qantas pilot) Personal tension between academic and creative side growing up The family connection to Law, romanticised it and realised it wasn’t for him after working in it for a few years Painful learning after his time at social...

Michael Overell: Nuclear family sunrise, learnings building startup for 8 yrs, growth @ Lyft + ClassDojo & more! 20.09.2022 1:04:20

In this episode #104 w Michael Overell , learn about: Sunrise in Brisbane, Australia with 3 younger sisters Influences of Mum, an English teacher and Dad, an accountant Desire to play rugby professionally and source of ambition How he left Mckinsey to create his startup, RecruitLoop Reflecting on his own founder journey having to step away from RecruitLoop after 8 years Moving from Sydney to San F...

Jeanette Cheah: Global upbringing and asian heritage + inside how they're bringing fun innovation education for the next gen at HEX! 07.09.2022 1:04:32

In this episode #103 w Jeanette Cheah , learn about: Her global upbringing, born in Hawaii and then Japan before settling down in Melbourne Chinese and Malaysian heritage How seeing her parents, with mum an accountant and dad an economist made education the cornerstone of her early years Starting career in the banking sector and then realising she didn’t want to play by those rules How HEX started...

Investment memo: "CoLab", announcing the merger of restaurant ready meals and 1500+ gourmet pantry products! 02.09.2022 36:40

Explore your curiosity with Elle and Tash from the newly formed business Co-Lab which brings together restaurant made ready meals and a selection over 1500 pantry products straight to your home! Learn about how a Linkedin message from Tash started this relationship and eventual acquisition, why this made complete sene, how they scaled their business through the pandemic and a deep dive into the a...

Rachel Yang: Youngest of 3 sisters, career changing work w indigenous community & inside building Giant Leap, first 100% impact VC in Aus! 29.08.2022 1:00:11

In this episode #101 w Rachel Yang , learn about: Sunrise in Melbourne being the youngest of 3 sisters, being raised by her mum and securing a scholarship to attend a private school Asian heritage and how Rachel’s become closer to it with age Working in north east arnhem land whilst at KPMG on projects for the indigenous First Nations community Move into Venture Capital and the connection to an ac...

Natasha Interviews Vidit about the origin story, interview process unknowns, 99 learnings, fav guest stories & a suprise! 22.08.2022 1:01:24

In this episode #100, Natasha Ong (marketing associate) interviews Vidit Agarwal (Founder & Host)! We cover: Learnings from first job working at a restaurant Mum’s influence and being the high flyer in my life How has my perception of a high flyer changed? Society views on celebrating success and how this podcast plays a small role in re-creating that Origin story of the podcast and the name "The...

Michael Tolo: Rich italian heritage, transtition from law to finance & VC, Investing in deep tech founders and creating net new categories of entrepreneurship! 17.08.2022 1:10:23

Michael is Principal at Blackbird VC and helps uncover & invest in founders and innovation in Synthetic biology, Embedded commerce, Compute, Healthcare and Robotics. In this episode #99, learn about: Sunrise in Melbourne having rich Italian heritage and influences, with his dad being a chemical engineer and mum starting out as a high school teacher and then becoming a financial planner and always...

Daniel Madhavan: Multicultural family upbringing, specifics on how he became acting CEO by buiding bridges over boats, What is impact investing & falling down stairs! 15.08.2022 1:00:53

Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! Follow us on Instagram , LinkedIn or Twitter Contact us via OUR WEBSITE or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! *** Welcome to episod...

#97 Lauren Capelin: QLD connection & defining success; merging business, creativity, community w impact, networldling over networking and more! 02.08.2022 1:01:37

Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! Follow us on Instagram , LinkedIn or Twitter Email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! *** Welco...

Dalton Henshaw: Sunrise in Melbourne w sporting dreams turning into creating a major men's lifestyle publisher & now leading 40+ ppl at age 29 @ Bullfrog 31.07.2022 54:51

#95 Blackbird's Creative Director Joel Connolly: Early influences of Darwin + Copacabana, inside the transition from music and creative to venture capital 19.07.2022 1:05:57

Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! Follow us on Instagram , LinkedIn or Twitter Email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share how we can improve. *** Welcome to episode #95 w J...

Jackie Vullinghs: Mum's early influence, unknowns about Milkrun, great consumer investing & Airtree VC's second generation 13.07.2022 53:55

Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! Follow us on Instagram , LinkedIn or Twitter Email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share how we can improve. *** Welcome to episode #94 w J...

Kelly Godfrey: Growing up with 3 brothers in the UK, How she reached marketing director and country GM at global tech unicorns, ancestry.com and StockX! 12.07.2022 1:02:07

Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! Follow us on Instagram , LinkedIn or Twitter Email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share how we can improve. *** Welcome to episode #93 w K...

Investment memo: What is really going on in the economy, inside the current state of markets 06.07.2022 39:14

Explore your curiosity with Elise Kennedy , who leads the Australian equity research team covering tech and internet stocks at the investment bank, Jarden . I really wanted to have Elise on because equity markets, inflation, interest rates, and the general economy are a hot topic of interest. Learn about the status of current markets and why we’re in this position, how are companies rated as under...

Investment memo: "Teenager Therapy", how 5 high schoolers created the largest teen mental health podcast in the world! 04.07.2022 40:59

Explore your curiosity with Gael Aitor , one of 5 hosts of the largest teen mental health podcast in the world called Teenager Therap, based in the US. We connected a few months ago through a mutual friend and this was great fun. Learn about how they started this podcast and movement in their quest to talk about and Improve mental heath, their 3 biggest learnings to date, actionable insights on ho...